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Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library records

[Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library Logo from stationary. IC-090-b1-f33-01, IC 090 Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]
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Updated finding aid! The records of the Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library (IC 090) have an updated finding aid available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ic-090. The Friends were incorporated in 1960 to “assist in the development, improvement, and expansion of facilities, services, and functions of the Texas Medical Center Library.” Their collection at the McGovern Historical… Continue Reading Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library records […]

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Elvin L. Shelton, Jr., MD papers

[Elvin L. Shelton, MS219-n1150, MS 219 Joseph Joseph I. Maurer Photograph Collection, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]
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Newly processed! The papers of Elvin L. Shelton, Jr., MD (IC 082) have been processed and a finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-082. Elwin L. Shelton served on the staff of St. Luke’s, Bellaire, Twelve Oaks, Methodist, and other hospitals in Houston, TX. He also taught at both Baylor College of Medicine and the University… Continue Reading Elvin L. Shelton, Jr., MD papers […]

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PARTNERS records

[PARTNERS Logo from brochure. IC 089 box17, PARTNERS records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]
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Newly updated! The records of PARTNERS have been processed and an updated finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ic-089. PARTNERS (Providing Advancement Resources to Nursing Education, Research, and Students) was formed in 1994 through the leadership of Dean Patricia L. Starck, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Margaret A. “Peggy” Barnett, founding chair of PARTNERS. Their collection at… Continue Reading PARTNERS records […]

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Lee D. Cady, MD papers

[Lee D. Cady, 1954. MS219-n1825, Joseph I. Maurer Photograph Collection, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]
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Newly processed! The papers of Lee D. Cady, MD (MS 026) have been processed and a finding aid is available at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-026. Lee Cady was Director of the Veterans Hospital in Houston, Texas, from 1949-1963. Before coming to Houston, he had also served in the Veterans Administration in Dallas. His archival collection at the McGovern Historical… Continue Reading Lee D. Cady, MD papers […]

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TMC A/V Resources Go Online

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by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Time for an update on the TMC Historical Audiovisual Resources Digitization Project: it’s online! Thanks to funds from the South Central Academic Medical Libraries Consortium (SCAMeL), we were able to digitize more than fifty items from a variety of archival collections. In selecting materials, we prioritized recordings… Continue Reading TMC A/V Resources Go Online […]

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Windows into the McGovern Historical Center

TMC Library Exhibit Featuring McGovern Historical Center Archival Collections
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by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian October is Archives Month! The TMC Library is celebrating with a special opportunity to support the McGovern Historical Center. Help us secure the history of the Texas Medical Center. https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/2022/09/28/give-2-history-secure-the-past/ Since the McGovern Historical Center is headquartered a couple miles south of the main TMC Library, visibility… Continue Reading Windows into the McGovern Historical Center […]

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Thanks to SCAMeL, TMC Library’s A/V History is Getting New Life

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by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian October is Archives Month! The TMC Library is celebrating with a special opportunity to support the McGovern Historical Center. Help us secure the history of the Texas Medical Center. https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/2022/09/28/give-2-history-secure-the-past/ For those of you who’ve been following the McGovern Historical Center for a while, you know our… Continue Reading Thanks to SCAMeL, TMC Library’s A/V History is Getting New Life […]

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1970s Video Interviews from the TMC Historical Resources Project

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by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian October is Archives Month! The TMC Library is celebrating with a special opportunity to support the McGovern Historical Center. Help us secure the history of the Texas Medical Center. https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/2022/09/28/give-2-history-secure-the-past/ In the early 1970s, TMC leaders such as Frederick Elliott, William Seybold, and Grant Taylor recognized the… Continue Reading 1970s Video Interviews from the TMC Historical Resources Project […]

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Give 2 History: Secure the Past

Give 2 History: Secure the Past. Help the McGovern Historical Center secure the history of the Texas Medical Center. October is Archives Month! We’re celebrating with a special opportunity to support the McGovern Historical Center at the Texas Medical Center Library. #Give2History Learn More & Give Today! https://ArchivesMonth2022MHC.eventbrite.com
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by Sandra Yates, Head of McGovern Historical Center Give Today! October is Archives Month! The TMC Library is celebrating with a special opportunity to support the McGovern Historical Center. Help the McGovern Historical Center secure the history of the Texas Medical Center. When you make a tax-deductible gift to the McGovern Historical Center, your money… Continue Reading Give 2 History: Secure the Past […]

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